The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-21

creased. and the penisentiary formerly moro
than self-sustnlning, was ade a burden upon
the treasury. Corrupt and improvident politt-
cal tools were quartered upon all branches OF
the political service. league ana covenant
was made with the liquor-dealers under.which,
and by the aid OF partisan Judiciary, the
whole revenue from the tax ON liquor-dealers
was cut of for two years. In 1885 they sought
to maintain power In the Legislature by
election frauds and crimes in the cities OF Gin
cinnat and Columbus 80 gross and palpable,
30 criminal aud reckless, that honest Demo
Gratis like Judge Thurman and Justice Martin
openly denounced them. A committee OF one
hundred Leading citizens of Cincinnati. conn.,
posed largely Of Democrats, not only de-
nounced them but prosecuted some OF the
meaner criminals and sent them to the peni-
Tertiary. while the more guilty escaped by tho
suppression of testimony. No event in the his
tory Of Ohio is more disgraoeful than the
frauds, perjury, and forgery committed in
Cincinnati in November. 1885. in the
election OF members of the Legisla-
ture from Hamilton County. The crime was
the general voice OF honest men i'm Ohio OF both
parties demanded and secured the summary
expulsion from the House of Representatives
OF the men who held the fraudulent certificates
OF election And yet the leading managers Of
the Democratic party upheld these crimes op-
structed their prosecution retained in the SEN
ate the four Senators who held such oertihcates
until the infamy and odium OF their position
drove them from the Senate. No wonder that
Governor Hoadly, when he removed to New
York after his term OF Office expired, felt I'M
PEELED t. denounce in the most scathing Ian
guage the atrocity of these crimes.
And, fellow citizens, in my long political life
know of no act OF "A great party that was more
criminal and dangerous than the long aoquies.
cence OF the Democratic party in the proven
crimes by which the will of the people was
sought TO be sub verted In these elections. do
not believe the mass Of that party believed the
facts as we now know them. for they were de-
MED or suppressed by partisan press but the
leaders OF that party aud the men VINO held
these false certificates knew they were the fruit
OF forgery, perjury, and ballot box stufing, and
they ought to be held up to the public scorn
The only bad thing have heard OF Mr.. Powell
the Democratic candidate for Governor, is that
he was present as an attorney, and when the
forgery of the returns at Columbus was made
manifested that he still insisted that certih-
cate of election should issue based upon that
fongery He NAV shield himself under his po-
sition as an attorney, but certainly it was his
duty as n citizen ana as man to ad wise the
Justice that no certificate OF election should be
based upon palpable forgery.
But, fellow itizens, 1 do not wish to enter
further into Ohio politics, for know that our
brilliant and able Governor Foraker Is amply
able TO take care of his competitor, and is much
more familiar than with tho management OF
our State affairs. He has shown this in his
clear and clean cut speech at Caldwell sup
ported by official figures. Without disparase-
ment of the sincerity and honesty OF our
Democratic friends. will say. and the
the conduct of State affairs. in the
custody of public funds and in legisla-
ton for the good OF the pr ople, and, generally,
in what is called good government and honest
administration, they have not been so fortunate
in the selection Of their agents and officers as
the Republican party, and think this Is largely
due to the moro severe and impartial scrutiny
of the Republican party and its prompt expos
ure and punishment of Republican officials
when guilty of wrong.
What wish now to show, IL can, is the di-
viding line in national affairs between the two
great parties, with a view TO test which OF them
is more deserving OF the support OF an intelli-
gent patriotic and independent citizen 1t is
not in the name merely OF Republican or Demo-
crat. for these words are nearly synonymous
and indicate no substantial difference: We can
all say, I'VE all Republicans" We arc all
Democrats" The dividing line is a difference
of opinion as to tho nature and power OF our
National Government
The Republican party looks upon the Consti-
tuition as grant of power, a charter OF rights.
and the bulwark of liberty. IL was made by
the people of the United states, and not by
States, as the basis OF n great, powerful repub-
lie armed with ample powers to be construed
literally with q view, and 80 as to carry out the
purposes of it's founders, certain great powers
are conferred by express terms, and Congress
is invested with power TO make all laws neces-
sary and proper for carrying into execution the
delegated powers. Our theories are founded
upon the express words or the Constitution,
upon the ideas OF Washington and those who
formed and advocated the adoption OF the Con-
stitution, and upon the decisions OF the su-
preme Court by John Marshall and his COM
peers These ideas have boon inherited by the
Republican party, and have been acted upon
since 1860 by the administrations OF Lincoln,
Grant, Hayes Garfield, and Arthur. We stand
by them now and will in the future.
The founders of the Democrats party, on
the other hand, then calling themselves Repub-
lcans were in the main opposed to the adop-
ton Of the Constitution al creating too strong
a Government, and sought, by construction, to
cripple and limit its powers. Mr. Jefferson,
it's chief apostle, was the author OF the Vir-
ginia and kentucky resolutions, which for the
first time announced in qualihed FORM the
right Of State to pass upon the validity of acts
OF Congress and to nullify and to resist them
These doctrines were held in suspense until
Mr. Calhoun gave form and effect to them by
the attempted notification OF the revenue laws
Of the United States in 1892. Commencing his
political life earnest Republican in favor
OF the war Of 1912, in favor OF the protective
policy, OF internal improvements and many OF
the measures now supported by the Republ u n
party, he changed his course in 1882 and be-
came the real leader and founder OF the present
Democratic party. He thought to convert the
National Government into a mere confederacy
Of States, and held that it was WITHIN the pow
er of each State ut any time to withdraw from
the Union and break what he called the Con-
federacy. The Democratic party under his lead
became the guardian and dofonder Of the insti-
tuition of negro slavery. which became the cor
ner-stone Of the Democratic party, and fin ally
involved tho greater portion OF the Democratic
party in the rebellion.
Here / suppose l must not follow il. lest ]
raise the bloody shirt but IL is SUFFICIENT TO say
that at this moment the Democratic party holds
to the creed, the ideas and the doctrines of the
Democratic party of Calhoun, except only that
il has abandoned the doctrine of secession. II
holds to the same narrow construction of the
Constitution the same limited view of the
powers OF the National Government, and the
same purpose to abridge the exercise oil
acknowledged powers, shown by the admins
tration OF james Buchanan, and which, when
the rebels or Confederates set up government
were made part and parcel OF the constitution
of the Confederate States This creed is now
followed in many respects by President Cleve
land and its author is apotheosized by the
President and Mr.. Lamar.
When made a somewhat similar statement
at Springfield Ill especially in regard 20 the
policy of protection, my assertion was doubted
or denied by many Democratic papers, and
therefore, have compared the Constitution Of
the United States with the Confederate Consti
tuition, and will read one provision from each
In respect to the power OF taxation the Con-
stitution of the United States provides:
"The Congress shall have power TO lay and
collect taxes, duties, imports, and excuses, &c
pay the debts and provide for the common de-
| Tense and general welfare of the United States.
This is the clear grant OF general power un-
| der which all the revenues Of the Government
| have been collected since its foundation. Un-
der ii we claim as the platform and creed OF the
| Republican party, that in laying duties We may
| Il fpofp "a Al and fOater N.